Sixers at Bucks

Giannis came out for a short rest really early. 

Christ. They've called multiple offensive fouls on the Bucks on screens already

Bucks look tight.  Giannis with two 3 point air balls

Giannis with another air ball 3. 2 air balls and a third that just barely glanced off the front of the rim. 

Giannis should avoid shooting threes in the first quarter. 

The Crusher posted:

Bucks look tight.  Giannis with two 3 point air balls

Sixers defense clearly in their heads a little bit. 

7 turnovers so far. 

Bledsoe and Connaughton both having problems with the Sixers length when they get inside. 

Sloppy first quarter... 7 turnovers. 

Sixers go 8-0 at the end of the quarter with both Giannis and Middleton out.

Why does Bud continue to do that ?

Giannis +8 in 9 minutes

Bucks -11 in 3 minutes with him off the court. 

Just fucking ridiculous. The Bucks finish shooting 2/10 from three, shooting 38% overall. Philly is a good defensive team, but this isn’t them. It’s shot selection and making smart plays. 

I just wish Bledsoe could shoot.  Still feel this guy will cost us in the playoffs.  He doesn't show up in the games that really count.

I forget that as the league’s darlings, the Bucks are on national tv weekly...I’m used to seeing maybe one game a year...my NBA following is a little lax....can one you sharps tell me your estimation on whether the Greek will be staying in Milwaukee?

MichiganPacker2 posted:

Sixers go 8-0 at the end of the quarter with both Giannis and Middleton out.

Why does Bud continue to do that ?

It’s frustrating... but they really do miss George Hill. 

Playoff Bledsoe has also reappeared - it's when he has to deal with a lot of length when he drives. 

-8 in his 8 minutes. +12 in 4 minutes without him. 

No George Hill tonight gives them limited options. 

Blair Kiel posted:

I forget that as the league’s darlings, the Bucks are on national tv weekly...I’m used to seeing maybe one game a year...my NBA following is a little lax....can one you sharps tell me your estimation on whether the Greek will be staying in Milwaukee?

Plenty of threads on this topic, but all indications are that he’s going to be a Bucks for a long time... 

Blair Kiel posted:

I forget that as the league’s darlings, the Bucks are on national tv weekly...I’m used to seeing maybe one game a year...my NBA following is a little lax....can one you sharps tell me your estimation on whether the Greek will be staying in Milwaukee?

If you listen to the national he's as good as gone. ESPN (idiot Stephen A. Smith, etc) is openly lobbying for him to leave. Says that stars like Giannis needs to be in big markets. 

If you read everything Giannis has said, he's staying 

Win or lose, this is probably the night the 100 point string ends

Good stuff and thanks...dont think he even wants brighter lights...I know the Bucks have a huge $$$$ advantage too.

Bucks 2 of 14 for 3. Bucks only down 4. 

MichiganPacker2 posted:

Win or lose, this is probably the night the 100 point string ends

They’re going to break the malaise after this time out. They’re getting good looks. They start falling it’s 20-2 run time. 

Blair Kiel posted:

Good stuff and thanks...dont think he even wants brighter lights...I know the Bucks have a huge $$$$ advantage too.

Bucks can go 5 years, 250 million. Other teams, 4 years, 160 million. 

A lot of talk about a sign and trade. 

The whole conversation is click bait. What more can other teams offer - the Bucks have built a team that will win 65-70 games and have a chance at at title run every year. 

The teams most involved in the rumors are the following: 

1. Golden State - supposedly because Steph is close to Giannis. It was supposedly D. Russell and the lottery pick for Giannis this summer. That's no longer a discussion. 

2. Miami - this is really persistent

3. Toronto - supposedly because their GM is African and has helped the family

Blair Kiel posted:

Good stuff and thanks...dont think he even wants brighter lights...I know the Bucks have a huge $$$$ advantage too.

He’s from the Kobe mold- not into the NBAAU bullshit that is the NBA. Giannis like Milwaukee, appreciates the fans here, loves the coach, his brother’s on the team, loves his teammates, and has said he’s not into the big city and honors loyalty. 

it all points to him staying. 

Starting to break the ice... 

Bucks can't shoot much worse 

Bucks are 5 for 21 from 3. Sixers are 9-21. 

The reason they aren't getting blown out like on Christmas is that Embiid has been pathetic (1-10 from the floor). 

Some bullshit officiating keeps the Bucks lead down. 

Bucks are going to waste the 6ers in the 2nd half.

Bucks started the Christmas day game 6 for 26 from 3 before hitting their last 7 to make it respectable (in garbage time). 

Bucks are 5 for 21 from 3 in this first half. They were 6 for 23 from 3 in the first half of the Christmas day game. 

11 for 44 in first halves against the Sixers. These are huge outliers. 

Giannis is 0 for 11 from 3 vs. the Sixers and most of those shots have been with no one near him.

Music City posted:

Some bullshit officiating keeps the Bucks lead down. 

Not hitting 3s is more of the problem. 

The 3s are a mental thing with Giannis right now. There are 4 threats to the Bucks in a playoff series - Boston, Philly, Miami, and Toronto. 

He's 1 for 25 from 3 against those teams this year. Obviously, that's 4%. He's 0 for 23 against the Celtics, Heat, and Sixers. 

He's 71 for 205 against everyone else. That's 35%. 

I think it's pretty obvious he knows the Bucks are going to have to probably beat 2 of these teams to get to the Finals and he's really pressing. The 3s are all wide open because they just back off and let him shoot with no one near him. 

Need to get Middleton going... nice little pick and pop with Matthews. 

Giannis now 0 of 5 from 3 and Embiid is backing about 15 feet of him to clog the lane. 

Bucks up 5 because Embiid has been laughably bad. 

Middleton, Bledsoe, and Brook are 7-24. 

Bledsoe looks shaken right now. He's not doing anything right now to change the narrative that he can't handle big game pressure (at least on offense). 

DDV, Matthews, and R. Lopez are 6-9 from 3 

The rest of the team is 1 for 15. 

Matthews is really handling Horford on defense .

Now they’re putting the foot down. Make a few open ones, stop turning the ball over, and now they’re playing Bucks basketball... 

Bucks sloppy the last few possessions. 

Turnovers...

Bucks offensively just pissing me off tonight.